US11210915B2 - Item location tracking device having anti-theft function - Google Patents

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US11210915B2
US11210915B2 US16/971,824 US201916971824A US11210915B2 US 11210915 B2 US11210915 B2 US 11210915B2 US 201916971824 A US201916971824 A US 201916971824A US 11210915 B2 US11210915 B2 US 11210915B2
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  • the present invention relates to an item location tracking device having an anti-theft function.
  • a tracking device is a device installed in an item and configured to periodically inform a user of a situation such as an external shock when the situation occurs.
  • a conventional tracking device is installed using a method in which a hole is formed in a particular item, for example, a pallet, and then the tracking device is inserted into the hole and the hole is filled with silicone or the device is installed using a method in which the device is attached to one side of a pallet through an adhesive and is covered with a cover to be prevented from being externally exposed.
  • the conventional tracking device may periodically transmit only information on a location of an item but may not provide alarm information to prevent the tracking device installed on the item from being stolen or illegally detached.
  • the conventional tracking device has a risk of being stolen and it is impossible to know a theft occurrence time even when a theft occurs.
  • the tracking device is separated or removed from the item, it is impossible to perform a fundamental function of the tracking device to control the item.
  • the present invention is directed to providing an item location tracking device having an anti-theft function that allows checking of whether the item location tracking device is stolen as well as preventing the item location tracking device from being stolen.
  • the item location tracking device includes a tracker body including a sensing portion including a magnetic force sensor configured to detect a magnetic field and at least one condition sensor configured to detect condition information of an item and a communication module configured to externally transmit information obtained using the sensing portion, a housing-shaped bracket which has an insertion space, into which the tracker body is inserted, and is fixedly installed on the item to fix the tracker body to the item, and a permanent magnet disposed in the insertion space to provide a magnetic field toward the magnetic force sensor to detect whether the tracker body is separated from the bracket.
  • the communication module may externally transmit the separation information.
  • the tracker body may further include an alarm portion configured to generate an alarm sound when the separation information between the tracker body and the bracket is sensed by the magnetic force sensor.
  • the condition information of the item may include one or more of position information of the item, information on whether an external shock is applied to the item, and temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information of surroundings of the item.
  • the tracker body may include a lower cover which has an accommodation space with an open top and is detachably coupled to the bracket, at least one circuit board on which the sensing portion and the communication module are mounted and which is disposed in the accommodation space, a battery disposed in the accommodation space and electrically connected to the circuit board, an upper cover configured to cover the open top of the lower cover, and a control portion configured to control overall operations of the tracker body.
  • the bracket may include a plurality of guide grooves formed to be recessed from an inner surface along a height direction to allow an exclusive separation tool to enter.
  • At least a portion of each of the plurality of guide grooves may be cut to be elastically deformed by a pressure generated when the exclusive separation tool enters.
  • the tracker body may include a holding groove formed to be recessed along a circumferential direction so that one side of the exclusive separation tool is held.
  • the item may include a mounting hole to fasten the bracket.
  • the bracket may include at least one protruding portion formed on an outer surface to protrude outward therefrom.
  • the bracket may be inserted into and embedded in the mounting hole to be prevented, by the at least one protruding portion, from being externally separated.
  • the item may include a mounting hole to fasten the bracket, and the bracket and the mounting hole may be screw-coupled using mutually corresponding screw portions.
  • the bracket may include a mounting groove configured to accommodate the permanent magnet, and the mounting groove may be defined by a guide portion formed to protrude from a bottom surface of the insertion space.
  • At least one fastening hole for double fixation with the item may be formed to pass through a bottom surface of the insertion space.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an item location tracking device having an anti-theft function according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a bracket of FIG. 1 when viewed from above;
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating main components of the item location tracking device having the anti-theft function according to the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating detailed components of a sensing portion of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a usage state view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an item location tracking device having an anti-theft function according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 9( a ) and FIG. 9( b ) depict a bracket of FIG. 7 when viewed from above and below;
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an item location tracking device having an anti-theft function according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 10 ;
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an item location tracking device having an anti-theft function according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 12 ;
  • FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a partially cut bracket of FIG. 12 ;
  • FIG. 15 is a usage state view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 12 ;
  • FIG. 16 is a view illustrating an exclusive separation tool which is usable for separating a tracker body from a bracket in the item location tracking device having the anti-theft function according to the present invention
  • FIG. 17( a ) and FIG. 17( b ) depict exemplified views illustrating a process of separating the tracker body from the bracket using the exclusive separation tool of FIG. 16 ;
  • FIG. 18 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the exclusive separation tool enters the bracket in FIG. 17( a ) and FIG. 17( b ) ;
  • FIG. 19 is a view illustrating another example of the tracker body applicable to the item location tracking device having the anti-theft function according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 20 is an exploded view of the item location tracking device of FIG. 19 ;
  • FIG. 21 is a view illustrating a state in which a terminal portion, a battery, and a circuit board are coupled in FIG. 19 when viewed from below.
  • An item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 having an anti-theft function includes a tracker body 110 , a bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , and a permanent magnet 130 as shown in FIG. 1, 7 , or 10 .
  • the tracker body 110 and the permanent magnet 130 are accommodated in the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 such that the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 may be fixedly installed in the item 10 .
  • the tracker body 110 may include at least one condition sensor. Accordingly, the tracker body 110 may acquire a variety of pieces of information on the item 10 and surroundings thereof through the at least one condition sensor in a state in which the tracker body 110 is fixedly installed in the item 10 through the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 may sense the separation, generate separation information, and transmit the generated separation information to the outside.
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 320 may notify information thereon to a user or administrator.
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 may monitor a current condition of the item 10 and continuously control the item 10 by preventing the tracker body 110 from being stolen and maintaining a state of being consistently installed in the item 10 to be controlled.
  • the tracker body 110 may include a magnetic force sensor 116 a configured to sense separation from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 and may include a communication module 117 configured to externally transmit separation information obtained using the magnetic force sensor 116 a.
  • bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 may be provided with a housing shape having an insertion space S 2 to accommodate the permanent magnet 130 and the tracker body 110 as shown in FIGS. 2, 8, and 11 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be inserted into the insertion space S 2 to be located above the permanent magnet 130 . Accordingly, when the tracker body 110 is fastened to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , the magnetic force sensor 116 a may detect a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet 130 .
  • the tracker body 110 may perform all of detecting a magnetic field using the magnetic force sensor 116 a , obtaining a variety of pieces of information on the item 10 and surroundings of the item 10 using the condition sensor, and externally transmitting the obtained information using the communication module 117 .
  • the magnetic force sensor 116 a may not detect a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet 130 or may detect a very small magnetic field.
  • the communication module 117 may externally transmit information on the magnetic field sensed by the magnetic force sensor 116 a by driving a control portion 115 included in the tracker body 110 .
  • the user or administrator may recognize a state in which the tracker body 110 is stolen or unintentionally separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 on the basis of the information received from the communication module 117 . Accordingly, the user or administrator may take measures to fix the condition.
  • the tracker body 110 may further include an alarm portion 118 such as a buzzer which generates an alarm sound externally as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • an alarm portion 118 such as a buzzer which generates an alarm sound externally as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the alarm portion 118 may generate an alarm sound by driving the control portion 115 .
  • the alarm portion 118 may generate an alarm sound to surroundings thereof. Accordingly, the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 according to one embodiment of the present invention may preclude attempts to forcibly separate the tracker body 110 from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 in a state in which the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 is fixed to the item 10 . Accordingly, the tracker body 110 may obtain condition information on the item 10 and surroundings of the item 10 in a state in which the tracker body 110 is fixed to the item 10 and may externally transmit the obtained condition information using the communication module 117 .
  • the user and administrator may administrate the item 10 from a remote location on the basis of the information transmitted from the tracker body 110 .
  • the tracker body 110 may include a sensing portion 116 including at least one condition sensor configured to detect condition information on the item 10 and surroundings of the item 10 and the communication module 117 configured to externally transmit the information obtained using the sensing portion 116 .
  • condition information of the item 10 may include one or more of position information of the item, information on whether an external shock is applied to the item, temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information of surroundings of the item.
  • the condition sensor may include one or more of an altitude sensor 116 b , a temperature sensor 116 c , a humidity sensor 116 d , a tracking sensor 116 e , an acceleration sensor 116 f , an impact sensor 116 g , and an atmospheric pressure sensor 116 h .
  • the sensing portion 116 may include sensors configured to obtain a variety of pieces of information on the item 10 and surroundings of the item 10 and the magnetic force sensor 116 a.
  • the tracker body 110 may be detachably coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be fastened to the insertion space S 2 of the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 using a press-fitting method or may be fastened to the insertion space S 2 of the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 using a screw-coupling method.
  • the tracker body 110 may include a lower cover 111 which has an accommodation space S 1 with an open top and is detachably coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , an upper cover 114 which covers the open top of the lower cover 111 , and the control portion 115 configured to control overall operations.
  • At least one circuit board 112 and a battery 113 configured to supply power may be disposed in the accommodation space S 1 .
  • the sensors 116 a , 116 b , 116 c , 116 d , 116 e , 116 f , 116 g , and 116 h included in the sensing portion 116 and the communication module 117 configured to externally transmit the information obtained by the sensing portion 116 may be mounted.
  • a chip set such as a micro controller unit (MCU) included in the control portion 115 may be mounted on at least one surface of the circuit board 112 and a memory portion 119 configured to store the information obtained by the sensing portion 116 may also be mounted on at least one surface of the circuit board 112 .
  • MCU micro controller unit
  • the sensing portion 116 may obtain a variety of pieces of information on the item 10 and surroundings of the item, and information on whether the tracker body 110 is separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 by driving the control portion 115 .
  • the communication module 117 may externally transmit the information obtained by the sensing portion 116
  • the memory portion 119 may store the information obtained by the sensing portion 116 .
  • control portion 115 may sense whether the tracker body 110 is coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 and when the control portion 115 determines that the tracker body 110 is coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , power may be supplied from the battery 113 to the tracker body 110 .
  • control portion 115 may turn on/off driving of the tracker body 110 by allowing or blocking power supply depending on whether the tracker body 110 is coupled to or separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the control portion 115 may determine that the tracker body 110 is coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 and supply the power of the battery 113 to the tracker body 110 .
  • the magnetic force sensor 116 a may be a well-known Hall sensor. Accordingly, the control portion 115 may determine whether the tracker body 110 is coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 on the basis of a variation of a voltage value at the Hall sensor caused by the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet 130 .
  • the control portion 115 may supply power from the battery 113 to the tracker body 110 .
  • the type of the magnetic force sensor 116 a is not limited thereto, and any device capable of performing a function of a switch on the basis of the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet 130 is applicable without restrictions.
  • the upper cover 114 may include at least one vent hole 114 a formed to communicate with the accommodation space S 1 .
  • the vent hole 114 a may allow outside air to flow into the accommodation space S 1 so that the temperature sensor 116 c or the humidity sensor 116 d , which is mounted on the circuit board 112 , may be easily operated.
  • the upper cover 114 may include an indicator hole 114 b formed in an exposed surface of the upper cover 114 .
  • an indicator light emitting diode (LED) 140 may be disposed below the upper cover 114 at a position corresponding to the indicator hole 114 b .
  • the indicator LED 140 may emit light. Accordingly, the user or administrator may easily identify whether the tracker body 110 is turned on/off by checking whether the indicator LED 140 emits light through the indicator hole 114 b .
  • the LED 140 may be mounted on one surface of the circuit board 112 .
  • the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 may be fixedly installed on one side of the item 10 to be controlled as described above.
  • the bracket 120 or 220 may be fixedly installed on the item 10 and then embedded in the item 10 to be prevented from being easily separated from the item 10 or be fixedly installed on the one side of the item 10 to be prevented from being easily separated from the item 10 .
  • a mounting hole 12 which is inserted inward may be formed in one side of the item 10 , and the bracket 120 may be mounted in the mounting hole 12 so that an entire height or length thereof is completely accommodated in the mounting hole 12 .
  • the item 10 may be a pallet but is not limited thereto, and any carriable or portable item is applicable without restrictions.
  • the bracket 120 may be inserted into the mounting hole 12 using a press-fitting method.
  • the bracket 120 may include at least one protruding portion 123 formed on an outer surface to protrude outward therefrom. Accordingly, when the bracket 120 is press-fitted into the mounting hole 12 , the protruding portion 123 may remain in a state of being completely pressed against an inner surface of the mounting hole 12 . Accordingly, the bracket 120 may be prevented, by the protruding portion 123 , from being easily separated or withdrawn from the mounting hole 12 .
  • the bracket 220 may be mounted in the mounting hole 12 of item 10 shown in FIG. 6 using a screw-coupling method.
  • a screw portion 124 may be formed on an outer surface of the bracket 220 and a screw portion corresponding to the screw portion 124 formed on the outer surface of the bracket 220 may be formed on the inner surface of the mounting hole 12 .
  • the bracket 320 may be fixedly installed on the one side of the item 10 through a fixing member such as a bolt member. That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , the bracket 320 may include a plate-shaped fixing plate 321 having a certain area and a hollow body 322 formed on the fixing plate 321 to protrude at a certain height, and the insertion space S 2 may be a hollow part of the body 322 .
  • the fixing plate 321 may be fixedly installed on the one side of the item 10 through a fixing member. Accordingly, the bracket 320 may be fixed to the one surface of the item 10 , and the tracker body 110 may be fastened to the insertion space S 2 formed in the body 322 .
  • bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 may include an accommodation portion 122 configured to accommodate the permanent magnet 130 .
  • the accommodation portion 122 may be formed as a mounting groove recessed from a bottom surface of the bracket 120 at a certain depth or formed as a mounting groove recessed from a bottom surface of the body 322 at a certain depth.
  • the mounting groove may have a size corresponding to that of the permanent magnet 130 .
  • the accommodation portion 122 may be formed by a guide portion formed to protrude from a bottom surface of the bracket 220 and the guide portion may be in a form of supporting an edge of the permanent magnet 130 .
  • the bracket 120 or 220 may include at least one fastening hole 121 formed to pass through a bottom surface of the insertion space S 2 .
  • An additional fixing member such as a screw member, a pin, a nail, or the like may be fastened to the fastening hole 121 side. Accordingly, the bracket 120 or 220 may be refixed while being inserted in the mounting hole 12 through the fastening hole 121 using a fixing member.
  • a state in which the bracket 120 or 220 is mounted in the mounting hole 12 may be maintained through the fixing member so as to further reduce a risk of the item location tracking device 100 or 200 being stolen or lost.
  • the bracket 120 or 220 may remain in a state of being mounted in the mounting hole 12 so as to sense a separate state between the tracker body 110 and the bracket 120 or 220 using the magnetic force sensor 116 a . Accordingly, as described above, it is possible to reduce a risk of a theft case by releasing an alarm sound through the alarm portion 118 in addition to transmitting the separation information between the tracker body 110 and the bracket 120 or 220 through the communication module 117 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be fastened to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 to be difficult to separate. That is, the tracker body 110 may have a size approximately similar to that of the insertion space S 2 of the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the tracker body 110 when the tracker body 110 is fastened to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , it is possible to prevent the tracker body 110 from being separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the tracker body 110 is prevented from being separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 in a state in which the tracker body 110 is fastened to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , it is possible to prevent the tracker body 110 from being stolen.
  • the tracker body 110 may be easily separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 using an exclusive separation tool 500 .
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 it is possible to easily separate the tracker body 110 from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 only when the exclusive separation tool 500 is used.
  • the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 may include a plurality of guide grooves 125 formed to be recessed from an inner surface thereof along a height direction to allow the exclusive separation tool 500 to enter.
  • the tracker body 110 may include a holding groove 111 a formed to be recessed along a circumferential direction to allow one side of the exclusive separation tool 500 to be held.
  • the holding groove 111 a may be formed in the lower cover 111 side of the tracker body 110 to be recessed along a circumferential direction.
  • a bent piece 522 of the exclusive separation tool 500 which will be described below may be fastened to the holding grooves 111 a.
  • the bent piece 522 of the exclusive separation tool 500 may move toward a lower part of the insertion space S 2 along the guide grooves 125 formed in the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 in a state in which the tracker body 110 is fastened to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the bent piece 522 which has moved to the lower part of the insertion space S 2 along the guide grooves 125 may be mounted in the holding groove 111 a.
  • the tracker body 110 may be easily separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 by applying an external force through the bent piece 522 mounted in the holding groove 111 a.
  • each of the plurality of guide grooves 125 may be formed to be cut so as to allow the bent piece 522 , which enters along the guide grooves 125 , to easily enter.
  • a cut part 126 of the guide groove 125 may be elastically deformed by a pressure applied from the bent piece 522 .
  • the bent piece 522 may easily enter along the guide groove 125 of the insertion space S 2 and be fastened to the holding groove 111 a when reaching a position corresponding to the holding groove 111 a.
  • the exclusive separation tool 500 may include the bent piece 522 which enters along the guide grooves 125 as described above.
  • the exclusive separation tool 500 may include a body portion 510 and a plurality of leg portions 520 , and the bent piece 522 may be formed on the leg portion 520 side.
  • the body portion 510 may include a handle portion 512 formed to be easily gripped by the user.
  • the plurality of leg portions 520 may be formed to protrude from one surface of the body portion 510 to a certain length.
  • the plurality of leg portions 520 may protrude from a connection plate 530 having a certain area and the connection plate 530 and the plurality of leg portions 520 may be integrally formed.
  • the connection plate 530 may be fixedly installed on one surface of the body portion 510 .
  • the plurality of leg portions 520 may each include a longitudinal portion 521 extending from the connection plate 530 and the bent piece 522 bent from an end of the longitudinal portion 521 in a direction which overlaps with the longitudinal portion 521 .
  • the plurality of leg portions 520 may be inserted into a gap formed between the tracker body 110 and the inner surface of the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 which face each other in a state in which the tracker body 110 is fastened to the insertion space S 2 of the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , and the end side including the bent piece 522 may enter along the guide grooves 125 formed in the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the cut part 126 may elastically retract due to coming into contact with the end side of the leg portion 520 so as to secure a space into which the end side of the leg portion 520 including the bent piece 522 may enter.
  • the bent piece 522 may be easily fastened to the holding groove 111 a of the tracker body 110 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be withdrawn outward in a state in which the bent piece 522 is fastened to the holding groove 111 a . Accordingly, the tracker body 110 may be separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be simply separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 using the exclusive separation tool 500 .
  • the tracker body 110 is easily separable from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 using the exclusive separation tool 500 , it is possible to simply replace the battery 113 accommodated in the accommodation space S 1 or to easily remove the tracker body 110 from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 when transportation of the item 10 is completed.
  • the plurality of leg portions 520 are shown as protruding from the connection plate 530 to a certain length in one direction in the drawing but are not limited thereto and may be formed to directly protrude from the body portion 510 .
  • an item location tracking device 400 having an anti-theft function may fundamentally prevent the tracker body 110 from being separated from a bracket 420 by changing a shape of the bracket 420 .
  • the bracket 420 may include a plate-shaped fixing plate 321 having a certain area and a hollow body 322 formed on the fixing plate 321 to protrude at a certain height and have open top and bottom, and a hollow part of the body 322 may be the insertion space S 2 configured to accommodate the tracker body 110 .
  • the bracket 420 may include a restriction portion 323 formed to protrude inward along an upper edge of the body 322 as shown in FIG. 13 , and the fixing plate 321 may be fixedly installed on one side of the item 10 through a fixing member such as a bolt member as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • a bottom surface of the tracker body 110 may be disposed to face the one surface of the item 10 .
  • the upper edge side of the tracker body 110 accommodated in the insertion space S 2 may be restricted by the restriction portion 323 .
  • the tracker body 110 may be physically prevented from being separated from the insertion space S 2 of the body 322 by the restriction portion 323 .
  • the tracker body 110 may include all of the lower cover 111 , the circuit board 112 , the battery 113 , the upper cover 114 , the control portion 115 , the sensing portion 116 , the communication module 117 , the alarm portion 118 , and the memory portion 119 .
  • Detailed functions and operations are equal to those of the above-described embodiments and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the magnetic force sensor 116 a and the permanent magnet 130 may be provided on the tracker body 110 and the bracket 420 side. However, since it is very difficult to physically separate only the tracker body 110 from the bracket 420 while being mounted on the item 10 , the magnetic force sensor 116 a and the permanent magnet 130 may be omitted.
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , 300 , or 400 may include a tracker body 210 having a different form.
  • the tracker body 110 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 7 to 15 may be replaced with the tracker body 210 shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 .
  • the tracker body 210 may include a lower cover 211 which has an accommodation space S 1 with an open top and is detachably coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , 320 , or 420 and an upper cover 214 which covers the open top of the lower cover 211 . Also, at least one circuit board 212 and the battery 113 configured to supply power may be disposed in the accommodation space S 1 .
  • the tracker body 210 may include the control portion 115 , the sensing portion 116 , and the communication module 117 , which are equal to those of the tracker body 110 .
  • the tracker body 210 of the embodiment may employ the components shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the sensors 116 a , 116 b , 116 c , 116 d , 116 e , 116 f , 116 g , and 116 h included in the sensing portion 116 and the communication module 117 configured to externally transmit the information obtained by the sensing portion 116 may be mounted.
  • a chip set such as an MCU included in the control portion 115 may be mounted on at least one surface of the circuit board 212 and the memory portion 119 configured to store the information obtained by the sensing portion 116 may be mounted on at least one surface of the circuit board 212 .
  • the information obtained using the sensing portion 116 may include one or more of position information of an item, information on whether an external shock is applied to the item, temperature information, humidity information, and atmospheric pressure information of surroundings of the item, and information on whether the tracker body 210 is separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , 320 , or 420 .
  • the sensing portion 116 may obtain a variety of pieces of information on the item 10 and surroundings of the item, and information on whether the tracker body 210 is separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , 320 , or 420 by driving the control portion 115 .
  • the communication module 117 may externally transmit the information obtained by the sensing portion 116
  • the memory portion 119 may store the information obtained by the sensing portion 116 .
  • control portion 115 may sense whether the tracker body 210 is coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 and when it is determined that the tracker body 210 is coupled to the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 , power may be supplied from the battery 113 to the tracker body 210 .
  • a detailed operational relationship thereof is equal to that of the tracker body 110 of the above-described embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the upper cover 214 may include at least one vent hole 214 a , which are formed to communicate with the accommodation space S 1 , and indicator hole 214 b .
  • the indicator LED 140 may be disposed below the upper cover 214 at a position corresponding to the indicator hole 214 b.
  • vent hole 214 a functions and an operational relationship of the vent hole 214 a , the indicator hole 214 b , and the indicator LED 140 are equal to those of the above-described embodiment, and a detailed description will be omitted.
  • the tracker body 210 may further include a terminal member 213 and a holder member 215 .
  • the terminal member 213 and the holder member 215 may be disposed in the accommodation space S 1 .
  • the terminal member 213 may be disposed below the circuit board 212
  • the holder member 215 may be disposed above the circuit board 212 .
  • one sides of the terminal member 213 and the holder member 215 may be fastened to the circuit board 212 , and the battery 113 may be disposed between the terminal member 213 and the circuit board 212 so that one surface thereof comes into contact with the terminal member 213 .
  • the terminal member 213 may electrically connect the battery 113 to the circuit board 212 , and the holder member 215 may fix the upper cover 214 .
  • the terminal member 213 may include a plate-shaped support plate 213 a having a certain area and a plurality of height portions 213 b protruding from the support plate 213 a to a certain height.
  • the battery 113 may be disposed in a space formed by the plurality of height portions 213 b and the support plate 213 a.
  • the support plate 213 a may include an elastic piece 213 c to easily come into contact with the battery 113 .
  • the elastic piece 213 c may be formed by cutting a part of the support plate 213 a , and one end is integrally connected to the support plate 213 a to be elastically deformed.
  • the battery 113 may always remain in a contact state using the elastic piece 213 c.
  • some of the plurality of height portions 213 b may perform a function of being fastened to the circuit board 212 , and others may perform a function of being electrically connected to the circuit board 212 .
  • a lower part of the holder member 215 may be coupled to the circuit board 212 , and at least one fastening groove 215 a configured to fix the upper cover 214 may be formed in an upper part thereof.
  • the holder member 215 may be formed to have a hollow and may be coupled to the circuit board 212 using at least one fastening protrusion 215 b formed in a lower edge.
  • the at least one fastening groove 215 a may be formed in an upper edge side.
  • the upper cover 214 may include at least one fastening protrusion 214 c protruding outward along a circumferential direction.
  • the fastening protrusion 214 c of the upper cover 214 may be inserted into the fastening groove 215 a formed in the holder member 215 .
  • the upper cover 214 may cover the open top of the lower cover 211 and be fixed to the holder member 215 .
  • the tracker body 210 may include a holding groove 211 a to be separated from the bracket 120 , 220 , or 320 using the above-described exclusive separation tool 500 .
  • the holding groove 211 a may be formed along a circumferential surface of the lower cover 211 .
  • the holding groove 211 a has the same function and operational relationship as those of the holding groove 111 a of the above-described embodiment, and a detailed description will be omitted.
  • undescribed reference numeral 216 may refer to a sealing member such as an O-ring for airtightness
  • reference numeral 217 may refer to an antenna included in the above-described communication module 117 .
  • the above-described item location tracking device 100 , 200 , 300 , or 400 is employable in a variety of fields which require anti-theft and detachment alarm notification and may construct a safe and reliable item remote control system.
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , 300 , or 400 may monitor an item's own conditions of being used using various sensors included in the tracker body 110 or 210 and prevent illegal re-use thereof.
  • the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 7 to 15 has been described as including the magnetic force sensor 116 a and the permanent magnet 130 but is not limited thereto. Also, the item location tracking device 100 , 200 , or 300 may exclude the magnetic force sensor 116 a and the permanent magnet 130 .

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